Weight Loss & Obesity News & Features

Eating the day’s food in a single sitting and fasting for the remainder offers mice the same benefits as calorie restriction.

In a situation where you may have tried all other alternatives to losing weight, surgery might be your best bet. But which is it going to be?

What we don’t know – and what we do – about weight loss.

'Females and people with obesity may be more sensitive to artificial sweeteners, [which] may trick the brain into feeling hungry, which may in turn result in [consuming] more calories,' says a researcher.

A new study suggests that substantial weight loss by obese people may reverse related cardiovascular risks.

Learn how you can lose fat in your face through diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyle habits.

Here’s a primer on how to spot some concerning claims and make the right choices for your health, fitness, and wallet.

Researchers reveal differences in gut bacteria between people who did and did not lose weight 6 months to 1 year after a lifestyle modification program.

This number reported by the CDC has nearly doubled since 2018.

It's important that teens with obesity adopt healthy behaviors like regular physical activity and eat a balanced diet, but not adopt ‘crash diets,’ researchers say, to lower risk of premature poor health.

A new study finds there's little high-quality research to back claims that weight loss supplements actually help you lose weight.

In clinical trials, participants lost up to 15% of their body weight while taking the new drug, similar to results after weight-loss surgery.

Two reviews show that any weight loss effects of herbal and dietary compounds are minimal at best; there needs to be tighter regulation of the supplement industry, say the researchers.

I was able to make lasting changes in my fitness journey by finding the right motivation and focusing on the long game.

I can’t allow the measurable goals to consume me anymore when the bigger picture is what this is all about. My motivation is my future.

After nearly 2 months on this fitness journey, I can't say that I don't have very many complaints. But, things are going to be changing.

Life is too short to not indulge once in a while, especially when celebrating! But, I still made healthy decisions and my weight loss is still on track.

Life's hard. So anything I can do to keep my mind and space positive makes not only my life better, but the lives of those close to me, too.

The information I get from my biometric scale and food logs has been opening my eyes to what’s working and where I need to work harder.

I've been a bit more emotional than normal. It's disheartening to do all the work and not see it reflected on the scale.

A diabetes drug called semaglutide helped people who are overweight or obese lose an average of 15% of their body weight over 16 months.

Obesity is the culprit in up to half of new diabetes cases among Americans each year, a new study estimates.

I love the taste of food, and that’s not going to miraculously change. So, I found a couple of tricks to help me resist the temptation to overeat.

If you've been following my fitness journey, you know about my struggles with flexibility and my desire to overcome them. So, I’m giving yoga another shot.

Now that I am recovering from COVID, I really need to base my workouts on where I am TODAY-- not on the workouts I used to be able to do.